This command retrieves a from the AWS Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2). That token can then be used to access deeper metadata, including IAM role credentials. In the wrong hands, it leads to account takeover , data breaches , and cryptocurrency mining attacks .
Here is an for cloud security professionals: curl-url-http-3A-2F-2F169.254.169.254-2Flatest-2Fapi-2Ftoken
The command curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600" This command retrieves a from the AWS Instance